Handball

High scoring and a quicksilver pace will combine to make Handball a truly thrilling team sport at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Key facts

Venue: Copper Box – Olympic Park (preliminaries, women’s quarter-finals); Basketball Arena – Olympic Park (men’s quarter-finals, plus all semi-finals and finals)
Dates: Saturday 28 July – Sunday 12 August
Medal events: 2
Athletes: 336 (168 men, 168 women; 12 teams in each event)

Speed, skill and stamina are key attributes for competitors in modern Handball, a fast and exhilarating team sport. Handball offers plenty of physical contact and non-stop, end-to-end action, and should draw big crowds throughout the competition at London 2012.

http://www.london2012.com/handball